Florida school deems Michelangelo's David statute pornographic

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Republicans are more outraged over an internationally recognized masterpiece of art than they are about children getting massacred in their schools.

It's completely sick and demented.

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Except “Republicans” aren’t. Just one person. You people are such morons.

Again. Your whole party is banning books, banning abortion, making it illegal to cross state lines, trying to make it illegal to be trans, trying to prevent drag shows from happening at all… You guys are insane. You can’t see that at this point but that’s the truth of it. You’re hung up on this one case being one father but you’re missing that he did get backup in this and that he’s just one dot in a massive constellation of crazy.

- Banning books? Removing inappropriate books (pornography) from public school libraries is not banning anything. You can still treat your children to these great works of literary art by taking them to the public library or ordering from Amazon. Knock yourself out.
- Banning abortion? Perhaps in some states. Others are restricted by gestational age. As in most of the world.
- Illegal to cross state lines? Only if you're taking a minor without a parent's consent. Duh.
- Illegal to be trans? Um, nope. Illegal to medically/surgically alter a minor? Yep.
- Preventing drag shows from happening "at all"? Nope. Again, you're welcome to attend all the drag shows you want. Bringing kids to them? Nope.

Perhaps people would take you more seriously if you were ever able to stick to the facts instead of embellishing with your hysterical hyperbole. Once again, only ONE person objected to the statue of David, and I personally think the school is absurd for caving to that one person. But sure, insist it's the "whole party." In that vein, your whole party is rapidly making free speech a thing of the past. Congratulations?
DP

[Anonymous]

It’s not porn, dude. DP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s not porn, dude. DP.

I agree. And only one person ridiculously said it was, dude.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Republicans are more outraged over an internationally recognized masterpiece of art than they are about children getting massacred in their schools.

It's completely sick and demented.

+1

Except “Republicans” aren’t. Just one person. You people are such morons.

Again. Your whole party is banning books, banning abortion, making it illegal to cross state lines, trying to make it illegal to be trans, trying to prevent drag shows from happening at all… You guys are insane. You can’t see that at this point but that’s the truth of it. You’re hung up on this one case being one father but you’re missing that he did get backup in this and that he’s just one dot in a massive constellation of crazy.

- Banning books? Removing inappropriate books (pornography) from public school libraries is not banning anything. You can still treat your children to these great works of literary art by taking them to the public library or ordering from Amazon. Knock yourself out.
- Banning abortion? Perhaps in some states. Others are restricted by gestational age. As in most of the world.
- Illegal to cross state lines? Only if you're taking a minor without a parent's consent. Duh.
- Illegal to be trans? Um, nope. Illegal to medically/surgically alter a minor? Yep.
- Preventing drag shows from happening "at all"? Nope. Again, you're welcome to attend all the drag shows you want. Bringing kids to them? Nope.

Perhaps people would take you more seriously if you were ever able to stick to the facts instead of embellishing with your hysterical hyperbole. Once again, only ONE person objected to the statue of David, and I personally think the school is absurd for caving to that one person. But sure, insist it's the "whole party." In that vein, your whole party is rapidly making free speech a thing of the past. Congratulations?
DP

- A book about Rosa Parks is pornographic? Good to know!
- Yes, banning abortion. And yes banning after 6 weeks is pathetic since many don't even know they're pregnant by 6 weeks. And since when does the GOP care what the rest of the world does? The rest of the world has strict restrictions on guns.
-Yes, illegal to cross state lines. There has been talk making it illegal for fully grown women to cross state lines to get an abortion if it is illegal in her state.
-The trans issue is way more than just not allowing minors to have surgery.
-As far as drag shows, why can't parents take their kids to them? We are trusting parents to pick out books for the school. We are trusting parents to help make a decision about their child's abortion. Why can't we trust parents on this issue?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not porn, dude. DP.

I agree. And only one person ridiculously said it was, dude.

yes and only one person saying that resulted in the principal to be fired. only one parent filed a coomplaint against showing a Disney movie about Ruby Bridges (a parent who was given advance notice of the showing of the movie and who signed a paper to opt out so his kid was not shown the movie) and this resulted in the movie to be pulled for all the kids for "review". especially due to the new laws passed by GOP in Florida teachers and school administrators are terrified and firing a principal just because ONE parent objected sends a very chilling message.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not porn, dude. DP.

I agree. And only one person ridiculously said it was, dude.

Yeah and that's all it took to get her fired, dude.

[Anonymous]

When I went to a Motley Crue concert at Nats Stadium last summer, I was surprised to see parents bringing their young children. Satanic symbols flashing on the big screen, women in super daisy dukes gyrating all around. On the pornographic meter, I'd say it's higher than a statue of David or a drag show. I wonder why nobody is in an uproar over that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not porn, dude. DP.

I agree. And only one person ridiculously said it was, dude.

yes and only one person saying that resulted in the principal to be fired. only one parent filed a coomplaint against showing a Disney movie about Ruby Bridges (a parent who was given advance notice of the showing of the movie and who signed a paper to opt out so his kid was not shown the movie) and this resulted in the movie to be pulled for all the kids for "review". especially due to the new laws passed by GOP in Florida teachers and school administrators are terrified and firing a principal just because ONE parent objected sends a very chilling message.

+1

Especially when we know that teams of concerned parents couldn’t get some of the actual multicultural and gay family books reinstated.

[Anonymous]

Well, one positive is that even Hilldale College stopped their collaboration with the school where the "David statue" debacle occurred.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Well, one positive is that even Hilldale College stopped their collaboration with the school where the "David statue" debacle occurred.

Because they don’t want the bad press. Hillsdale has big plans to sell their curriculum across the Red States. Gonna feed like piggies at the public trough. 🐷

[Anonymous]

I realize I am old but I didn’t see a statue of David until I was in college. There are many examples of art that teachers can select for study. If this was in ES, I would certainly challenge the use of this in the curriculum. Even in MS only due to the immaturity of the students.
I wouldn’t care much- we have been to many museums in Europe, but I think there are just so many options out there, why select this piece? Seems weird to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I realize I am old but I didn’t see a statue of David until I was in college. There are many examples of art that teachers can select for study. If this was in ES, I would certainly challenge the use of this in the curriculum. Even in MS only due to the immaturity of the students.
I wouldn’t care much- we have been to many museums in Europe, but I think there are just so many options out there, why select this piece? Seems weird to me.

Because it’s a masterpiece. Good grief.

[Anonymous]

I realize I am old but I didn’t see a statue of David until I was in college. There are many examples of art that teachers can select for study. If this was in ES, I would certainly challenge the use of this in the curriculum. Even in MS only due to the immaturity of the students.
I wouldn’t care much- we have been to many museums in Europe, but I think there are just so many options out there, why select this piece? Seems weird to me.

Seems weird to me that some Americans are so hung up on this. I saw this statue when I was a young child and it didn't seem to ruin me or cause me to become "gay" or a "pervert" or some kind of sociopath if that's what you are worried about. I was more traumatized by the story of Hansel and Gretel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Well, one positive is that even Hilldale College stopped their collaboration with the school where the "David statue" debacle occurred.

+1
This is because Hillsdale is a reputable, highly selective and well-regarded college. I loved the letter they wrote:

"This drama around teaching Michelangelo's 'David' sculpture, one of the most important works of art in existence, has become a distraction from, and a parody of, the actual aims of classical education," spokesperson Emily Stack Davis wrote in a statement. "Of course, Hillsdale's K-12 art curriculum includes Michelangelo's 'David' and other works of art that depict the human form."

Reminder: only ONE person objected to David being shown. Not "the GOP" or whatever DCUM constantly claims.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Well, one positive is that even Hilldale College stopped their collaboration with the school where the "David statue" debacle occurred.

Because they don’t want the bad press. Hillsdale has big plans to sell their curriculum across the Red States. Gonna feed like piggies at the public trough. 🐷

DP. Good for them. There is huge demand for a classical education, especially when compared with the dross that currently comes out of public schools. Hillsdale is ranked #48 among National Liberal Arts schools - above many of DCUM's favorites. They're obviously doing something right and their curriculum is very well-respected.
https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/hillsdale-college-2272